Change of Heart, Christ, Humility
This morning, as I was gleaning and capturing quotes from the Title Page of the Book of Mormon, I came across the phrase, “what great things the Lord hath done.” I desire with all my heart to do all that the Lord opens the way for me to do to invite and...
Change of Heart, Recovery
There is something to doing a thing simply for the goodness of doing it. There is freedom in doing something because it’s the right thing—the good thing—to do, because it’s the healthy thing for here and now. There is a quote that I’ve seen attributed to St....
Change of Heart, God's In Charge, Recovery
“Fearing” another could be equated with “believing” another. When we “fear” others more than God, it is the equivalent of believing others more than God. We have troubled, angry, hurting parents, for example, who tell us negative things about ourselves. But we go to...
Change of Heart, Led by Spirit, writing
And now, if the Lord has such great power, and has wrought so many miracles among the children of men, how is it that he cannot instruct me, that I should build a ship. (1 Nephi 17:51) This verse just looks like it’s about ship-building. It’s not. It’s...
abstinence, Change of Heart, Perfectionism
A new year is upon us and many of us are taking inventory and making plans to change. We desire to be better, to do better, so we make long lists of resolutions, detailed itemizations of things we need or want to change in our lives. I think that taking inventory and...
Change of Heart, Led by Spirit, Recovery
Christmas is over. New Year’s is approaching. We can’t help but think about setting new goals and resolutions. What if our one goal for this coming year was to have a day filled with no other desire than to be in love with the Lord? Isn’t that the ultimate experience...